In glorious spring conditions, Mark Thomas scored 37 points to win the amateur A-grade event at Wednesday’s Deniliquin Golf Club Pro-Am, with a two shot buffer to runner-up Peter Oddy.
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B-grade winner was Jeremy McMahon with 36 points from Gary Stephens 34, and C-grade winner was Garry Jeffery on 30 points from Ann Bull 29.
Golfers found the going a bit tougher than a normal Wednesday stableford event, with the ball competition rundown going to 31.
Wednesday was the culmination of a big week on the golf course.
Last Thursday the ladies played stableford, won by Sue Hancock with 37 points from Lyn O’Brien 36.
Saturday was stroke and men’s monthly medal, with the medal taken out by Geoff Corboy with an excellent round of net 67.
He also won A-grade, from runner-up Ross Taylor 71.
B-grade winner was Judd Barnes 70 from runner-up Ken Maher 72 and in C-grade the winner was David Grant 70 by a shot to runner-up Des Ramsey 71.
Sunday was a two-person ambrose and the Keno Mixed Qualifier which was won by Ginny Lange and Magnus Aitken with 64.75, from Graeme and Marg Rothwell 65.75.
The action continued on Monday when the ladies played the Mary Bradshaw Bowl.
Winners of the bowl were Margaret Rothwell, Prue Lloyd, Pauline Davis and Prue Chalmers.
The day’s A-grade winner was Marg Rothwell on 38 points from runner-up Shandra Simpson 36, B-grade Beth White 36 on countback to Anita Gorsuch, and C-grade Linda Rendell 34 from runner-up Veronica Irving 32.
And there is plenty of golfing action coming up.
Tomorrow is a stableford event, followed on Sunday by the ladies’ scramble, which is four-person ambrose.
The ladies play nine holes stroke on Tuesday, then stableford events will follow on Wednesday and Thursday.
The following weekend is the Spring Classic, on September 16 and 17.
This popular annual fourball event will again be 18 holes on Saturday and Sunday, and 36 holes overall.
Get your partner organised early and an entry submitted.
Sunday, September 24, will be the High School Charity Day, which will be a four-person ambrose.
The action continues in early October when our annual Veterans’ Week of Golf will take place.
Registration is Sunday, October 8 and daily events will be held throughout the week, culminating in VGA Trophy Day on Friday.
Entry forms are on the golf club website.
Don’t forget the raffle draws tonight from 7pm, happy hour 6pm to 7pm and meals are available tonight and tomorrow night.
Last week’s results:
Thursday, August 31, single stableford:
S Hancock 37, r/u L O’Brien 36.
Ball competition: A Gorsuch, S Simpson, D Hunter, M Rothwell, T Grant, P Davis, S Butcher, c/b 33.
NTP: V Brunker, L Brant. Golden hole P Chalmers.
Saturday, September 2, stroke, men’s monthly medal:
A-grade G Corboy 67, r/u R Taylor 71; B-grade J Barnes 70, r/u K Maher 72; C-grade D Grant 70, r/u D Ramsey 71.
Ball comp: J Swainger, K Simpson, B Bourke, J Campbell, B Bennett, D McQuie, B Irwin, M Phyland, A Brunker, A Gorsuch, R Landy, L Chappell, A Liebenberg, P Oddy, V Hutton, Warren Bull, D Ring, S Simpson, W Pitts, c/b 75.
NTP: 2nd V Kelly, C Thompson; 5th P Joice, D Grant; 9th D Ring, B Bennett; 11th A Brunker, B Bennett; 13th L Chappell, C Thompson. Golden hole D Grant.
Sunday, September 3, Keno Mixed Qualifier, two-person ambrose:
V Lange and M Aitken 64.75, r/u G and M Rothwell 65.75.
Ball competition: K Leetham and J Tonta; V and A Brunker; B Bourke and M Phyland, c/b 68.
Golden hole: V Brunker.
Monday September 4, Mary Bradshaw Bowl:
Bowl winners: M Rothwell, P Lloyd, P Davis and P Chalmers.
A-grade M Rothwell 38, r/u S Simpson 36; B-grade B White 36, c/b A Gorsuch; C-grade L Rendell 34, r/u V Irving 32.
Ball competition: P Davis, L O’Brien, M Wallace, J Delmenico, K Fisher, M Sadler, B Campbell, J Dean, P Grant M Radeski, K Sutton, D Pearce, V Barnes, K Simpson, M Marshall, P Lloyd, D Jackson, c/b 30.
Longest drive: L Henderson, M Sadler. NTP: 2nd S Hall; 5th L O’Brien, M Radeski, D Jackson; 9th B McLean, I Whelan; 11th J Delmenico, M Polkinghorne. Golden hole L O’Brien.
Wednesday September 6, PGA Pro-Am:
Professional results: D Lawson 64, T Walker 66, M Millar 66, R Lal 68, M Griffin 68.
Amateur results:
A-grade: Mark Thomas 37, r/u P Oddy 35; B-grade J McMahon 36, r/u G Stephens 34; C-grade G Jeffery 30, r/u A Bull 29.
Ball competition: T Grant, J Swainger, B Barlow, G King, N Dyson, S Simpson, G Davies, Matt Thomas, D Irwin, R Pogonoski, G Bessell, A Liebenberg, T Bult, Warren Bull, G Willoughby, J Leetham, G Corboy, P Thompson, T Kew, D Pearson, C Mitsch, K Leetham, P Boulton, c/b 31.
NTPs: 2nd G Davies, J Swainger; 5th Matt Thomas, V Brunker; 9th Will Bull, V Brunker; 11th B Powell, A Bull; 13th T Grant.
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